Railroad-tie.



H. F. GORSUGH.

RAILROAD TIE.

APPLICATION 11,111) JULY 13, 1911.

1,015,172. Patented Jan 16,1912. 1"" if v I H Attorneys j a I W I I Witnesses I] I d Inventor COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH CO., WASHING UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HOWARD F. GORSUCH, 0F SUNBURY, OHIO.

RAILROA'b-TIE.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, HOWARD F. GoRsUoH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Sunbury, in the county of Delaware and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Railroad-Tie, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to metallic railway ties and one of its objects is to provide an all metal tie made up of two oppositely dis-.

posed similar sections having integral rail engaging jaws, means being provided whereby the said sections can be shifted relative to each other so as to cause the jaws to bind upon the rails on the tie and hold them securely against displacement.

A further object is to provide a tie which is cheap to manufacture and the parts of which can be readily assembled and adjusted, the said tie sections being formed with integral means to engage the road bed so as to prevent the tie from creeping.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention has been shown.

In said drawings :F igure 1 is a view partly in plan and partly in section of a tie constructed in accordance with the present invention, a rail being shown secured thereon. Fig. 2 is an elevation of the tie, the

rails thereon being shown in section. Fig.

3 is a bottom plan View of the tie. Fig. 4 is an end elevation. Fig. 5 is a vertical transverse section through the tie on the line AB Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of one end of a tie section. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the corresponding end of the opposed tie section.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference C and D designate two sections of the tie, each section being a counterpart of the other. Each section consists of a base 1, having diagonally disposed ribs 2 upon the bottom face thereof, these ribs diverging from the center of the base, as clearly indicated in Fig. 3. A web 3 extends upwarly from one longitudinal edge of the Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 13, 1911.

Patented Jan. 16, 1912. Serial No. 638,338.

slot 4, there being an enlargement 57 upon one face of the web and close'to the slot 4, this enlargement overhanging the base 1 and being provided with a longitudinalbore 6. A rail engaging jaw. 7 is formed integral with the web 3 above that end of enlarge ment 5 farthest removed from the slot 4, the width of this aw being twice the thickness of the web 3. A lip 8 extends from the upper edge of the web 3 and overhangs the base 1, this lip forming a portion of the support of a rail engaged by the jaws 7. The other end of the web 3 has another jaw 9 formed thereon and extending in the same direction as the jaw 7, the width of this jaw 9 being equal to about twice the thickness of the web 3. A lip 10 extends laterally from the web close to the jaw 9 and over-- hangs the base 1, this lip corresponding with the lip 8 hereinbefore described' An ear 11 extends from the web 3 and is overhung by the laterally extending portion of jaw 9, this ear terminating in an eye 12. The ear is so proportioned as to fit snugly within the slot 4 of the opposed section of ..the tie although said ear can be adjusted longitudinally of the slot in hereinafter set forth.

An opening 13 is formed in the middle portion of the web 3.

As heretofore stated the tie is made up of two oppositely disposed sections, said sections being duplicates. In assembling the parts of the tie the two sections are opp0- sitely disposed with the ears 11 on each section located beyond the open ends of the slots 4 in the opposed section. Said sections are then shifted longitudinally so as to bring the ears 11 within the slots 4. The rails to be secured are placed on the webs 3 and the ledges 8 and 10 and it will be apparent, therefore, that the jaws 7 and 9 on one tie section will engage the flanges at one side of the rails while the corresponding jaws on the other section will engage the flanges at the other sides of the rails. When, therefore, the two tie sections are shifted relative to each other, the jaws thereon will be moved toward each other and will securely engage the base flanges of the rails. By inserting bolts 14 through the bores 6 in the projections 5 and extending these bolts into the eyes 12, nuts 15 or the like may be placed on the bolts and used to draw the eyes 12 and ears 11 toward the enlargements 5, thus the manner causing the aws on the tie sections to bind these openings and tightened by means of a nut 17 engaging a threaded stem 18 projecting from the key.

It will be apparent that by providing the adjusting means herein described the jaws can be caused to firmly engage the rails, thus positively holding them against displacement. The wedge 16 constitutes an additional means for holding the sections together, this wedge being primarily intended to prevent said sections from spreading apart should one of the bolts 14 become broken.

By referring to the drawings it will be seen that the jaws 9 and which engage the outer faces of the rails, are heavier than the jaws 7 and are so shaped as to fit snugly against the heads as well as the webs of the rails, thus serving to support and brace the rails.

NVhat is claimed is 1. A metallic railway tie including opposed similar sections each including a base and a web, said webs being slotted, means upon each web for projecting into the slot in the opposed web, oppositely disposed jaws upon the webs, and an adjusting element connected to each web and engaging the means in the slot in said web for shifting the webs relative to each other.

2. A metallic railway tie including oppositely disposed similar sections each having a slot in one end thereof, means upon the other end of each web for slidably engaging the slotted portion of the opposed web, means upon each web and engaging said slidable portion for adjusting the webs relative to each other, and oppositely disposed rail engaging jaws upon the webs.

3. A metallic railway tie including oppositely disposed similar sections each including a slotted web, means upon each web for slidably engaging the slotted portion of the opposed web, an adjusting device engaging said means for shifting it longitudinally within the slot, -rail engaging jaws integral with the webs, each jaw lapping and slidably engaging the web of the opposed jaw, and means for tying the sections together transversely.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afiixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

HOWARD F. GORSUCH.

Witnesses:

RAY F. UTLEY, C. E. Bonn.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 7 

